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With jobkeeper scrapped, international shows impossible and local tours still a logistical nightmare, musicians are losing hope – and bracing for a talent drain

By teasing fans with new song snippets, artists such as Rosalía are minting hits before the finished single is even out – but will this viral power fade once the industry catches on?

Bubblegum sweet, razor sharp and deliriously chaotic, the genre – if it even is one – is responsible for some of the most vibrant, strange pop in the country

A survey shows the station is losing its mandated audience – but the full story is more complicated than it seems

From Lorde to Rosalía, today’s biggest stars deliver shows that seem precision-engineered for social media. We speak to the people behind the scenes

As with her earlier work, Amy Shark’s new album, Cry Forever, trades on her struggles to succeed – but she’s no longer an underdog.

Read Shaad D’Souza’s review of the album.

‘Can you hear my voice?’ at Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne, asks what it means to claim agency amidst sectarian conflict

Amid the relentless individualism of pop music, Lizzo’s new album – for all its blithe tastelessness – comes as a breath of fresh air.

Read Shaad D’Souza’s review of the album.

The singer-songwriter breezes through every iteration of herself on a chimeric folk-trap ballad that acts as a crash course in Lana signifiers.

"This is for everyone."

It’s got celebrity guests, insiders’ tips, and discussions about post-sobriety friendship. We meet the two hosts who have propelled their podcast to the cutting edge of pop culture

Director, podcaster and Succession cast member Dasha Nekrasova’s debut film is a genre mash-up that reflects the hallucinatory age of conspiracy theories.

As she releases her sixth album, the musician discusses – and stokes – her controversial history, dismissing identity politics, the move to defund the police, and cancel culture

The American avant-pop star started out as an indie darling who went on to write songs for Beyoncé. Now, she’s back with an album that could make her Gen Z’s Kate Bush

She has won armfuls of trophies at the Latin Grammy awards and recorded with the likes of Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny. Ahead of a date at the O2, she talks about her drive, genre-blending and subverting female archetypes

The latest album from Charli XCX sees the British pop sensation at her most volatile and poignant.

The infamous rapper has made a surprise return to a major label. It’s part of her search for dignity, she says – along with getting offline and moving to Miami for its ‘practical’ governor

A second Trump Administration would be “dramatically more managerial and practical,” the former Speaker of the House claims. Trump “has a much deeper grasp of what has to be done.”

How the pop star’s father and a team of lawyers seized control of her life—and have held on to it for thirteen years.

For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance.

We are entering an era not just of unsafe abortions but of the widespread criminalization of pregnancy.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman on recording the band’s new album, becoming a mother, and meeting other rock stars who look like her.

Teens have taken a technology that was supposed to help grownups stop smoking and invented a new kind of bad habit, molded in their own image.

The singer-songwriter tries to hold down an uncertain moment.

In “Essential Labor,” Angela Garbes argues that care work should be public and universal.